Sometimes you want to go back in time and remember what it was like. .. some times time goes by so quick you feel like you have missed something... and sometimes you just have to say ..f@@@ck it and go for it.. And that is how my blog starts with my favorite thoughts on a guys trip to Utah with good buddies Paul and Kevin.
Perhaps the movie brave heart said it even better.. “Every man dies. Not every man really lives”.
And live we did... rekindling our misspent youth with the variety of activities we did some twenty years ago.. Overall we spent a week with the mormons at Park City. We laughed , we skied we laughed, we lost each other once or twice and then well we got stuck there for an extra day to the storm of the century back east... I can highly recommend this trip for those mid 40's guys who well feel as though they need to get away... at least once in a while..... First and foremost the skiing was great.. utah has a great setup with airport , mountain access and great temps and most importantly ski conditions. We started at Canyons on the first day there ("lets get it started"). They have a bubble chair which surrounds you and holds 6 people... The next day park city ("unchained") where they have the a mountain coaster along with 7 or so mountain areas ... We had an off day and I hit the Yoga studio for some mind and muscle relaxation... Next up alta ("mayhem")... the mad river of the west.. (no snow boards) It was challenging from the start as this part of utah gets more snow but is more steep with chutes and other terrifying terrain...We survived .. Following another off day which consisted of bowling and a bit of shopping (souvenir's for everyone!!) we had our first and last powder day at Brighton("finale") We hit it hard and skied trees with hero snow most of the day... No injuries occurred and we came home a day later because the storm back east cancelled our flight.. As a result we had a12 hours to hit the mall and catch a a flick...What 's curious about utah is the low alcohol beers. A downer for most except if your Kevin who brought 12 of vermont's most famous canned beer "the heady topper" Little did w know that this higher alcohol beer( aka the reason for bringing this beer halfway across the country) is a cult phenomena.. earning us stares and free beers throughout utah... Someone is doing some good marketing for this stuff. Also on the plus it was delicious...
Well after I got home a bunch of things happened . I could talk about it but this blog is lengthy and you've had a lot to think about lets just leave it be... perhaps I'll recap next month..
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| Arriving in SaltLake |
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| Canyons |
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| Canyons first day |
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| Park City Trees |
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| Alta |
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| Stocked Fridge!!! |
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| Brighton Powder Day |
1 comment:
Love it! Good write up...Dude! Can we see more pics?
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